Researchers Use Quantum Mechanics To See Objects Without Looking at Them
The newly developed method links quantum and classical worlds and may enhance measurements for quantum computers and other applications. Our vision is made possible by…
The newly developed method links quantum and classical worlds and may enhance measurements for quantum computers and other applications. Our vision is made possible by…
Machine learning drives the self-discovery of pulses that stabilize quantum systems in the face of environmental noise. Controlling the trajectory of a basketball is relatively…
A new study at TU Wien has revealed how chaos theory connects quantum theory and thermodynamics, two seemingly separate areas of physics. A single particle…
The fine structure constant is a fundamental constant of nature and its measurement is crucial in physics. Recently, researchers at TU Wien have discovered a…
One potential application: Enhancing the sensitivity of atomic magnetometers used to measure the alpha waves emitted by the human brain. Scientists are increasingly seeking to…
As part of Conversations on the Quantum World, a webinar series hosted by the Caltech Science Exchange, Professor of Theoretical Physics Kathryn Zurek and Professor…
How fast do electrons inside a molecule move? Well, it is so fast that it takes them just a few attoseconds (1 as = 10-18…
Quantum entanglement is a phenomenon in which the quantum states of two or more objects become correlated, meaning that the state of one object can…
For the first time, physicists have experimentally demonstrated that there is a negative correlation between the two spins of an entangled pair of electrons from…
Bizarre quantum properties of black holes – including their mind-bending ability to have different masses simultaneously – have been confirmed by University of Queensland (UQ)…
For the first time, physicists have observed novel quantum effects in a topological insulator at room temperature. Researchers at Princeton University discovered that a material…
A team of researchers at JILA has for the first time successfully combined two of the “spookiest” features of quantum mechanics to make a better…
A recently discovered, never-before-seen phenomenon in a type of quantum material could be explained by a series of buzzing, bee-like “loop-currents.” The discovery from physicists…
A Q&A with Caltech alumnus John Clauser on his first experimental proof of quantum entanglement. When scientists, including Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger, first discovered…
Because of quantum physics, quantum materials behave in surprising ways. For instance, they can be superconductors, which can allow electricity to flow with no resistance….
Physicists demonstrated a way of storing quantum information that is less prone to errors by subjecting a quantum computer’s qubits to quasi-rhythmic laser pulses based…
New technique helps researchers understand unconventional superconductors. One of nature’s most fascinating quantum phenomena is superconductivity. When a superconducting material is cooled below its critical…
Fundamental Building Blocks for Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computing Demonstrated Due to high-quality fabrication, errors during processing and storage of information have become a rarity in modern…